Barnes & Noble Book Fair

Congratulations to this year's 2012 Wax Museum Honorees!  These students are invited to compete again at Barnes and Noble for trophies and prizes this Friday on March 2nd.  Please come join us from 5:30pm to 7:30pm and vote again to determine the school wide winners!  All students at the event will receive extra credit in their English class. Just make sure students check in with their English teacher first.  Also, Barnes and Noble will donate a percentage of money from the purchases made with SST book fair vouchers to our school.  Simply use our code #10684116 when checking out at any San Antonio area Barnes and Noble or online from March 2nd-4th!  Last year our event was a huge success, raising over $450 dollars for our English classroom libraries.  Let's make this year's event even better!

After School Work Day for Facebook Projects

The deadline for students Facebook projects is quickly approaching.  To ensure students receive all the support they need I will have another after school work day this Thursday, February 16^th.  Students may drop their projects off in my room before DEAR Time and then come work on them from 3:20-4:10 on Thursday. 

Students who finish early may also turn in their projects any time before February 21^st for extra credit. 

Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Black History Month Extra Credit

Students may create an author study over one of the writers below.  The assignment should be on poster board and include the following: a brief biography of the writer which highlights major events in the author’s life.  Students will also need to create a timeline of the author’s life as well as the country and the world around them.  For example, if your author lived during the civil war, women’s suffrage, or the civil rights movement this should be included in the timeline, as major historical events frequently impact a writer’s work.  Students should also have at least three pictures of the author and events in their life.  This can be photos printed from online or copied from books, or student illustrations.  At least two sources should be used for the biography (Wikipedia is not a valid source).  All sources should be cited (this includes sources for photos).

Approved Authors (if you are interested in selecting an author not on this list you should get teacher approval):

Lucille Clifton

Maya Angelou

Octavia Butler

Langston Hughes

Lorraine Hansberry

Alice Walker

Sharon G. Flake

Christopher Paul Curtis

Jacqueline Woodson

Angela Johnson

Berry James

Alice Childress

Ruby Dee

Eloise Greenfield

Nikki Grimes

Rosa Guy

Virginia Hamilton

Joyce Hansen

Kristin Hunter

Belinda Hurmence

Lynn Joseph

Julius Lester

Sharon Bell Mathis

Patricia McKissac

Fedrick McKissac

Walter Dean Myers

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Anne Lane Petry

Ethel Footman Smothers

Eleanora E. Tate

Mildred D. Taylor

Joyce Carol Thomas

Mildred Pitts Walter

Brenda Wilkinson

Camille Yarbrough